Most Reverend

Pedro de la Torre
Bishop of Paraguay
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Paraguay
In office1554–1573
PredecessorJuan de los Barrios
SuccessorAlfonso Guerra (bishop)
Personal details
Died1573
Asuncion, Paraguay

Pedro de la Torre (died 1573) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Paraguay (1554–1573).[1]

Biography

Pedro de la Torre was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 27 August 1554, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Paraguay.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Paraguay until his death in 1573.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 197. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pedro de la Torre, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]

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Catholic Church titles Preceded byJuan de los Barrios Bishop of Paraguay 1554–1573 Succeeded byAlfonso Guerra (bishop)


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